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Hopping
& Praying

A hip-hop grasshopper with gold chains and backwards cap facing an elegant praying mantis on a leaf in dark forest
1 / 6

Yo, what's up Mantis? Praying again, I see...

No. That's not it. My arms come together naturally

Praying mantis looking down at its own folded forearms while a hip-hop grasshopper gestures
2 / 6

Oh wow, I never noticed how your arm's slant is…

I guess you should know, others call you Praying Mantis

Hip-hop grasshopper and elegant praying mantis in close conversation on a mossy stone in a very dark forest
3 / 6

I believe a supreme being created all we see and touch,

but calling me Praying Mantis? That's a bit too much

Hip-hop grasshopper mid-leap between tall grass blades at dusk with fist raised
4 / 6

So I'll just call you Mantis. Let's make the intro proper.

I leap from yard to yard… I'm known as grass hopper.

Praying mantis perched in contemplative stillness on a branch in dramatic dark forest light
5 / 6

But hopping and praying are just labels for me and you,

Shouldn't our identity be more than a thing we do?

Hip-hop grasshopper mid-leap departing through tall grass at night, glancing back at the still mantis
6 / 6

That's very wise Mantis, such an insightful guy

Now if you'll excuse me, I better go tell fly!

— The End —